Introduction. The Paradoxical Election

This book provides a lively and comprehensive account of the unprecedented Italian general election of 2018 and of its profound significance for Italy and beyond. The contributions in this volume cover the political, economic and international contexts in which the vote took place, and consider the main election contenders in the run-up to the election as well as the campaigns. The book further examines the election outcome, analysing the votes and discussing the impact of the election on the turnover of parliamentary personnel as well as examining the outcome from the viewpoint of government formation. This work tells the remarkable story of the Italian General Election of 2018, provides an in-depth analysis of the vote and draws out the significance of the election for Italy and political developments elsewhere